Writer makes case to vote Democratic

Friday

Sep 28, 2007 at 12:01 AMSep 28, 2007 at 9:56 AM

When I first read the Saturday letter "Americans need strong leadership," from Marc J. Studley, I thought that it was tongue-in-cheek. I had to read it three times to understand that it is his sincere belief that communities such as Upper Arlington are "the engine that keeps our country running." Whatever is good for them is best for all of us.

When I first read the Saturday letter "Americans need strong leadership," from Marc J. Studley, I thought that it was tongue-in-cheek. I had to read it three times to understand that it is his sincere belief that communities such as Upper Arlington are "the engine that keeps our country running." Whatever is good for them is best for all of us.

I thank him for renewing my belief that the Republican Party is the party of the elite, believing we should step aside and let the upper crust run the show. With the apparent weakness of the Democrats in Congress, this reminder reaffirms my belief that the average Joe still has the Democratic Party as his only voice.

I ask Studley, what should the rest of us serfs, field hands and house slaves do? Wait for you to throw us some crumbs so we can fight over whatever you decide to give us? Follow you down the street and pick up the change that falls out of your pocket? I realize that your assertions and your thoughts were directed at the terrorists, but you completely forgot about the rest of us. We are the ones who buy the goods, buy the expensive gas and pay high prices for groceries, a greater proportion than the upper class.

We are not having a great time of it during your time of prosperity. Sending our children to college, going to the doctor and trying to sell our homes have not been fun during the Bush administration. I often hear this, "With the exception of food and gas, inflation is low." Ask any middle-class man or woman, and you will find that going to the grocery store and paying for gas is how we spend our money.

The liberal bias of the media that Studley wrote about is a myth. He should begin to read responsible journalists and unbiased reporting from Reuters and he would find that the "liberal media" report very little of the truth. Research the Downing Street memo, the Mariana Islands sex trade, the origins of Blackwater USA security and the details of the hydrocarbon law in the Iraqi Parliament, just to name a few. Getting information from Fox News Channel, CNN, CBS, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham et al., will leave you totally uninformed.

The "liberal media" do not have to slant opinions of the president. For those of us who have been ignored by this administration, we have felt it, lived it and know it.

STEVE A. GEORGEFF

Columbus

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